Coffee & cafés in Nairobi
Nairobi has 100 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Beans to Take Home (2), Specialty Coffee (2), Sandwiches (1). The coffee scene spans 70 Coffee Shops, 29 Cafes & Coffee Shops. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (32), Vegan cafés (27), Halal cafés (6). 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Nairobi, Kenya, has 143 coffee venues, including 29 specialty-coffee locations. The most common serves are beans retail, specialty coffee, and sandwiches. Independent venues account for about 80% of the total share.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in NairobiRecently addedKilimani (15)Kitisuru (13)Spring Valley (12)Nairobi Central (11)Maziwa (7)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Nairobi | Kenya median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 51% of 100 venues | 32% (median of 30 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 94% of 100 venues | 100% (median of 30 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.5 across 66 venues with 25+ ratings | — |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 37% of 87 venues with listed hours | 31% (median of 27 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 90% of 87 venues with Sunday hours listed | 67% (median of 27 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 80% of 87 venues with listed hours | 64% (median of 27 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Cupping (6 venues), Brunch (5), Matcha (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Nairobi on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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GOOD TRIP COFFEE
The Alchemist Bar, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (12)
Outdoor seating
Coffee Garage and Cafe
Naushad Merali Dr, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (5)
Spring Valley Coffee - Air Kenya
AirKenya Express Terminal Wilson, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (4)
COFFEE SHOP
Second Parklands Ave, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (3)
Guka's Coffee
Nelleon Place, Rhapta Road, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (2)
Governor's Cafe
MRJ7+P8Q Governor's Cafe, Langata Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (1)
LEKKO COFFEE HOUSE
PQ4W+5Q5 LEKKO COFFEE HOUSE, Argwings Kodhek Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (1)
Mookha Coffee
Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (1)
Wacera's Cafe
MRV2+CJG Wacera's Cafe, Kenya Market, Along Mtongwe Road, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 5.0 (1)
Zarda Café
Titan complex, mezzanine floor Chaka Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.9 (341)
HIKURI Espresso Bar
2, Ground Floor James Gichuru Road, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.9 (111)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Farrah Coffee
Luxury Mall, Rosslyn Green Lane, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.9 (81)
Laptop friendly
Mugg & Bean On The Move Total Kimathi Street
Kimathi St, TotalEnergies, Kenya
★ 4.9 (66)
WAINE BEAN AND BREW COFFEE
Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.9 (58)
Sip Spell Coffee Co.
Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.9 (39)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Kahoffee House
New Muthaiga Mall Thigiri Ridge Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.8 (100)
Outdoor seating
Shakespeare's Coffee
98, Kenya
★ 4.8 (61)
Outdoor seating
Waitabit Coffee Collective
1 Waitabit Lane, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.8 (54)
JOWAM COFFEE ROASTERS
Lavington mall - James Gichuru road, Kenya
★ 4.8 (48)
Café Naimora
Vihiga Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.8 (42)
Nesteà Cafe
Square Luxury Mall, Red Hill Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.8 (4)
Outdoor seating
Kahvalti Café (Lenana Rd)
Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.7 (769)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cafe AMKA
Standard Street, Nairobi
★ 4.7 (509)
Outdoor seating
Mugg & Bean On The Move Total Statehouse
State House Road, TotalEnergies, Kenya
★ 4.7 (322)
Outdoor seating
Mugg & Bean On The Move Total Ngong Road
Ngong Rd, TotalEnergies, Kenya
★ 4.7 (115)
Laptop friendly
270° Cafe
MARINA BAY SQUARE, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.7 (78)
Laptop friendly
Stream Coffee
120 Village Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.7 (45)
Outdoor seating
Grounds to Gather
37 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.7 (15)
Connect Coffee Roasters
★ 4.6 (1672)
Outdoor seating
Cafe Bistro
Cafe bistro, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (1343)
Outdoor seating
Kesh Kesh Coffee Roasters & Cafe
Chaka Apartments, 375 Chaka Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (1034)
Barista & Co. Keystone Park
Keystone Park, Riverside Dr, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (617)
Outdoor seating
Spring Valley Coffee
★ 4.6 (268)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Spring Valley Coffee - Lavington
LAVINGTON BUSINESS HUB, James Gichuru Road, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (94)
BUBBLY
Corridor, Shop, B-arcade mall, First floor, Street, Behinde Kingdom Bank Buliding, 19 Argwings Kodhek Groove, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (84)
Outdoor seating
Aristo Caffe
Vedic House, Kaunda St, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (52)
Laptop friendly
Queen Deli Kenya WESTLANDS
2 Peponi Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (51)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Queen Deli Kenya GIGIRI
Gigiri Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (31)
Outdoor seating
Espresso café
PQXG+QH5 Espresso café, Kyuna Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (22)
Laptop friendly
Taylor Winch (Coffee) Ltd
Denis Pritt Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.6 (12)
Geco Cafe
★ 4.5 (2908)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Mugg & Bean On The Move Total Gigiri
TotalEnergies Gigiri, Limuru Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (999)
Barista & Co. L1 Sarit
Level 1, Sarit Centre, Unit 31.1.06, Phase 3 Pio Gama Pinto Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (802)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Biscotti Cafe
Muthithi Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (339)
Outdoor seating
Kista Cafe - Banda Street
Banda St, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (281)
The Coffee Cabin
Suguta Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (231)
Outdoor seating
Spinners Web Cafe
1.3A Kitisuru Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (179)
Connect Coffee Hurlingham
Rose Ave, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (124)
Outdoor seating
The Pink Forest bakery and cafe
73 General Mathenge Drive, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (115)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Sacred Mill Coffee Roasters
LOWER GROUND FLOOR, Mwanzi Market - Westlands Mwanzi Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (105)
Laptop friendly
New Life SDA Cafe
PR45+H4F New Life SDA Cafe, Fifth Ngong Ave, Nairobi City, Kenya
★ 4.5 (99)
Outdoor seating
Spring Valley Coffee - Westgate
The Pop-up Market Westgate Mall, 18 Mwanzi Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (47)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
ABC Coffee Hse Take Away
12, Nairobi City, Kenya
★ 4.5 (41)
Black Olive
PRH7+J4C Black Olive, Ojijo Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (35)
Kissaprica
Kenya, Nairobi, KE 1st Floor Petrocity Gigiri Kissaprica
★ 4.5 (31)
Spring Valley Coffee - Safarilink
Safarilink Terminal Wilson, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (31)
Tea & Coffee Connection Limited
MK Plaza (Behind JD Supermarket), Loresho Ridge Road, BOX 14353, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.5 (13)
Roasts on-site
The River Café
Karura Forest, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (2761)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Lava Latte
EeBee Showroom, Chaka Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (1221)
Outdoor seating
Mugg & Bean On The Move Total Hurlingham Road
TotalEnergies Hurlingham, Argwings Kodhek Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (1108)
Mangrove mazera's
mangrove mazeras, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (853)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cafe Kaya
★ 4.4 (735)
Outdoor seating
Coffee & Bagels
★ 4.4 (721)
Outdoor seating
Thorn Tree Cafe
Standard St, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (394)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Barista & Co. Westgate Shopping Mall
Westgate Shopping, 15 Mwanzi Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (224)
Laptop friendly
The Gret Cafe
At the junction of ndoto road and, 905 James Gichuru Road, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (207)
Outdoor seating
Cafe Clarion Nairobi
PR9C+H85 Cafe Clarion Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (134)
Mike cafe Nairobi
General Mathenge Drive, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (94)
Froth Coffee Shop
Thigiri Cl, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.4 (37)
Laptop friendly
Sigiria Coffee House
★ 4.3 (223)
Outdoor seating
Caffe Dully Coffee Shop
Tubman Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.3 (168)
Shawarma Spot
MQXJ+RPC Shawarma Spot, Ngong Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.3 (42)
Spring Valley Coffee - Village Market
The Food Market, Village Market Limuru Road, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.3 (26)
Laptop friendly
SAVANNA COFFEE LOUNGE (UPPER HILL, RALPH BUNCHE RD)
PR34+HVX SAVANNA COFFEE LOUNGE (UPPER HILL, RALPH BUNCHE RD), General Accident House, Ralph Bunche Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.2 (310)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
La Rose Cafe
PRV6+F9R La Rose Cafe, Mpaka Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.2 (62)
Growers Cafe
Tom Mboya St, Starehe, Kenya
★ 4.2 (54)
Tomoca Coffee - Broadwalk Mall
Ojijo Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.2 (37)
Dormans Coffee Ltd- Mombasa sales office
PR7F+M4P Dormans Coffee Ltd- Mombasa sales office, Seaview Plaza, Mama Ngina St, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.1 (28)
Grab & Go Stylish Coffee Shop
00800, Grab & Go Rhapta Road ibis Styles Nairobi Westlands box 14746 00800, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.1 (18)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Java House - Westlands Square
Woodvale Cl, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.0 (194)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The Coffee House
Mama Ngina St, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 4.0 (4)
Laptop friendly
RJ's Coffee Shop
9 West, Mkungu Cl, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 3.9 (30)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Java House - Shell Adams
MQXH+VW Java House - Shell Adams, Adams arcade, Ngong Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 3.6 (8)
Moyale Star
PP6X+VVH Moyale Star, Nairobi, Kenya
★ 2.7 (3)
Art Cafe
Artcaffé Britam Tower
Hospital Road, Nairobi
Artcaffè Market Rhapta Square
Rhapta Road, Nairobi
Eco Cafe
Mama Ngina Street, Nairobi
French Mission Roastery Ltd
Riverside Lane, Nairobi
Java House
P. O. Box 21533, Ngong Road, Nairobi
Java House
Java House
Medical Association Centre, Nairobi Mara Road, Nairobi City
Java House
Monrovia Street, Nairobi
Outdoor seating
Java House
Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi
Java House
ABC Place James Gichuru Road, Nairobi
Outdoor seating
Java House Mbagathi
Mbagathi Way, Nairobi
Lava Latte
Outdoor seating
Pete's Cafe & Burrito Haven
George Padmore Lane, Nairobi
Outdoor seating
The Artcaffe
Traventure Cafe
Gigiri Close
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Nairobi coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Nairobi?
There are 100 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Nairobi on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Nairobi?
Top-rated coffee shops in Nairobi include The River Café, Connect Coffee Roasters, Mugg & Bean On The Move Total Gigiri. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Nairobi.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Nairobi?
41 venues in Nairobi have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.